Harness-saddle device.



A. F.'MONTI1I. HARNESS SADDLE DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1908.

912,148. Patented Feb. 9, "1909.

- I vwewboz ADOLF F. MONTIN, OF ELIZABETHPORT, NEW JERSEY.

HARNESS-SADDLE DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. September 21, 1908.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Serial No. 454,064.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnoLr F. Mon'rin, a subject of the Czar of Russia,residing at Elizabethport, county of Union, and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Harness-SaddleDevices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecification.

This invention relates to harness saddles.

The principal object of the invention is to improve the construction ofsuch saddles.

vi ith th foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the arrangement of partsand in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, itbeing understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein disclosed can be made within the scope of the claims withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification; Figure1 is a front elevation, partly in section, showing the harness saddle inposition on the horses back. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on the line22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the pad cover. Fig. 4is a plan View of the pad body. Fig. 5 is a greatly enlarged elevation,partly in section, of the pad consisting of the pad body and cover. Fig.6 is a lan view of a, portion of the frame of the liarness saddlelooking down on one of the rein guides or rings.

Like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in the differentfigures of the drawing.

The reference numeral 10 indicates the frame of the harness saddle. Thisframe may be of any desired construction and is provided with a checkrein hook 11 and the rein guides or eyes 12. Straps 13 connect thesaddle frame 10 with the shaft loops 14 through which extend the shafts15. On each side thereof, the saddle frame 10 is provided with ahorizontally extending guide rod 20, which is supported in any suitablemanner such as by means of the arm 21. As shown at the left hand side ofFig. 1, the slide bar is formed along its lower portion with a series ofthreads or teeth and as indicated in the Fig. 2, the sides of the slidebar are flattened as indicated at 23 and 24, so that in efiect eachslide bar 20 is provided with a form of interrupted thread or teeth,

whereby when the slide which is mounted on the slide bar 20, is turnedat a right angle to the osition shovm in Fig. 2, it can be adjustedongitudinally along the slide bar 20, and when it is thrown down to theposition shown in Fig. 2, it is locked against longitudinal movementwhile still being capable of slight pivotal movement. The portion of theslide 30 through which the slide bar 20 extends, is provided with teethas indicated in Fig. 1 to cooperate with the teeth on the bar 20. At itsupper portion as shown in Fig. 2, the slide 30 is formed with anextension 31, which projects over the slide bar 20. A threaded bolt 32passes through the extension 31 and engages an car 33. By tightening upthe bolt 32 from time to time, so as to draw the extension 31 downward,the slide 30 can be contracted around the bar 20 to compensate for wear.A threaded plug 35 extends through one side of slide 30 and cooperateswith the fiat face 24 of the slide bar 20. By screwing the plug 35inward, the pivotal or rotary movement of the slide bar 20 is limitedand by screwing 35 outward, the slide 30 can be rotated upon the bar 20sufiiciently to ermit said slide to be adjusted longitudina ly upon thebar 20.

Extending through the lower end of the slide 30, is the pivot pin of thepad A. It will be noted that the axis of the pivot pin 40 extends at aright angle to the axis of the slide bar 20, whereby the pad A iscapable of a double pivotal movement around the pivot pin 40 at onepoint and around the slide bar 20 at another point to permit thenecessary muscular action of the horse. Furthermore, it will be notedthat the slide bar 20 serves the double function of a pivot member andan adjustable guide member for the pad. The slide 30, as shown in Fi 1,is provided with a heel piece 42, witi which is connected the strap 43.

As shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the pad preferably consists of a pad coveror plate 50, with which is connected the supporting memhere 51 of thepivot pin 40. The supporting members 51 are formed with slots 52 toreceive the locking members hereinafter described, which detachably lockthe pad body to the pad cover 50. As shown in Fig. 5, the pad bodypreferably consists of an oval shaped frame 53, to which is tacked orotherwise secured a leather cover 54. Mounted inside the leather cover54 is a pad 55 of felt or other suitable material. Riveted at 56 to theframe 53 is a metal plate 57 having a central opening surrounded by anupstanding flange 58. Riveted at 59 to the metal plate 57, is a springmember 60, which extends upward through the slot 52 of the cover 50, twoof the springs 60 being shown in Figs. 4 and 5. A body of hair or othermaterial 65 is packed into the center of the pad body and is held in bythe cover 50. If it is desired to round out the pad, the cover 50 isremoved and more hair is packed in, and if it is desired to flatten thesame, a suflicient quantity of hair is removed. The plate 57 has rivetedthereto a plurality of spacing rings or buffers 67, which serve to spacethe cover 50 away from the pad body so as to permit a circulation ofair.

The improvements of the present invention are strong, simple, durableand inexpensive in construction, as Well as thoroughly ei'lieient andpractical in operation.

What is claimed is:

1. A harness saddle comprising a frame, a

slide bar, a slide capable of pivotal movement on said slide bar, meansfor permitting said slide to move longitudinally When turned to oneposition and for locking the said slide against longitudinal movement onsaid slide bar when turned to another position, and a pad connected withsaid slide bar. 2. A harness saddle comprising a frame, a slide barconnected With said frame and formed With interrupted threads, a slidemounted on said slide bar, and having interrupted threads whereby Whensaid slide is turned to one position, it can be adjusted longitudinallyon the slide bar, and when turned to another position, it is lockedagainst longitudinal movement While still being capable of slightpivotal movement; means for contracting said slide around said slide barto compensate for Wear, adjustable means for limiting the pivotalmovement of said slide on said slide bar, a pad cover pivotallyconnected With said slide, and a pad detachably connected with said padcover.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

ADOLF F. MONTIN.

Vitnesses CHARLES SWANSON, H. CRIOHTON-CLARKE.

